Africa debate: Is Nigeria ready to lead the continent? Nigeria recently overtook South Africa to become Africas biggest economy. But the country faces myriad problems - including a brutal Islamist-led insurgency, high levels of poverty, and widespread corruption. Can it now become the continents leader? BBC Africa canvassed the views of both Nigerians and other Africans. Nigeria is already leading Africa by the sheer size of its population, its emergence as the largest economy on the continent and its cultural prowess via its music and film industry across the globe. History provides further evidence of this in Nigerias peacekeeping role in West Africa, which brought stability to the region, quelling the civil wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia. So how well is Nigeria fulfilling its leadership role? At present, Nigerias leaders lack a sense of awareness and purpose and this has led to confused policies and blunders such as the kidnapping of the Chibok girls, the passing of an anti-gay law and too many others to mention.
Posted on: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 09:21:09 +0000
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